"What does Brother Liao want to bet on?" Political Commissar Liu asked rhetorically.

Liao Fan thought about it carefully, and then said: "If the little devil doesn't come to buy me, Political Commissar Liu will stay in our new 33rd Army in the future, anyway, it's not interesting for you to go back!" ”

"Hahaha, you still want to fight my idea, I can't leave, this is my belief, Brother Liao should change to a different bet!" Political Commissar Liu didn't expect that such a long time had passed, and Liao Fan was still beating his idea, so he couldn't help laughing.

Liao Fan shook his head helplessly, it seems that it is a little difficult to dig the foot of the wall from the Gong Industry Party.

"Then bet on the funds for the Eighth Route Army to build an office in Taihang Mountain this time, if the little devil comes to Taihang Mountain to buy the new 33rd Army, then all the funds for the Eighth Route Army to establish an office in Taihang Mountain will be paid by our independent 33rd Division!" Liao Fan said.

"It's tempting, what if I lose? The funds for this office were given to me by the party organization, if I treat him as gambling money, I really won't be able to go back to Yan'an, Brother Liao won't want to deliberately cut off my way back, right? ”

Political Commissar Liu saw through Liao Fan's careful thinking, what happened in Yan'an this time has made it difficult to gain a foothold in the Eighth Route Army, this time Division Commander Chen tried his best to dispel public opinion, and resolutely sent Political Commissar Liu to Taihang Mountain, but also faced considerable pressure, if the superiors learned that he used the party's funds to gamble with Liao Fan, his way back would be completely cut off.

"Well......" Liao Fan thought about it carefully, although he admitted that he was not a gentleman, but he would definitely not be a villain, there were some things he could still do in front of Political Commissar Liu, "If the little devil doesn't come to Taihang Mountain, Political Commissar Liu owes me a favor." ”

"Hahaha, okay, but I can't afford to pay this favor when the time comes, I won't admit it!"

Although it is only a verbal agreement, both of them are people who value commitments, and they will definitely not admit it.

"But Political Commissar Liu is not worried, I will surrender with the troops, little devil?" Liao Fan asked.

"Don't worry, your Commander Liao is upright, it is impossible to surrender to the little devil, otherwise Brother Liao would not have led the troops to fight the little devil twice!" Political Commissar Liu believes that anyone can surrender to the little devil, but only Liao Fan will not, otherwise Liao Fan would not have to travel thousands of miles to Taihang Mountain, let alone fight with the little devil when the army is in crisis.

"That's because the little devil didn't send someone to negotiate the conditions, maybe the conditions of little Japan are very rich, and I agreed this time!"

Liao Fan thought about it, if the little devil really came, maybe he would really agree to the Japanese.

Political Commissar Liu thought that what Liao Fan said was a joke, and he didn't take it to heart in the slightest.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner, although Taihang Mountain is surrounded by mountains, the soil is barren, and there is not much grain. But as the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains depends on the water, and under the joint management of the army and the people, Taihang Mountain has its own breeding industry, so the food is almost everywhere.

The three senior generals of the national army and Political Commissar Liu watched the sumptuous dinner and had a great appetite, although they were all people who had seen the big scene, but the dinner specially arranged by Liao Fan was of course almost somewhere.

"Commander Liao, this dish is good, but there is no wine!" Wei Lihuang said to Liao Fan.

"Commander-in-Chief Wei, you can bear a little more, I took out the best tea, we don't have food to make wine, we can only replace wine with tea!"

"It's not bad, since I became a soldier, I haven't eaten such a sumptuous banquet, if you don't eat me, you can start!" Political Commissar Liu said to everyone with a smile, and then picked up the chopsticks by himself.

"Hahaha, then I'm not welcome!" Li Zongren also picked up chopsticks.

Although there is no wine on the table, but in the face of the sumptuous delicacies, several people still eat heartily, as a soldier in the career of a soldier, the stomach has already become iron, but exquisite food can satisfy some of the taste buds as a general.

"Commander Liao now occupies Taihang Mountain, which can be said to be an iron plate, where does Commander Liao plan to go in the future?" Wei Lihuang asked Liao Fan.

"I don't quite understand what Commander-in-Chief Wei means!" Liao Fan showed a look of confusion, but the chopsticks in his hand did not stop in the slightest.

"Now in the entire north of the Yellow River, in addition to our Zhongtiao Mountain, there is only Taihang Mountain where the New 33rd Army is located, if the New 33rd Army insists on holding high the banner of resistance against Japan and obeying the command of Chairman Chiang, Zhongtiao Mountain and Taihang Mountain can cooperate with each other, thus forming a very effective threat to the little devils in Shanxi in the south and east!"

"Yes, as long as the New 33rd Army resolutely obeys the leadership and command of Chairman Chiang, then no matter which side is threatened in the future, the other side can send troops to contain the Japanese army in Shanxi!" Chen Cheng also said.

The purpose of the two of them is nothing more than to confirm whether Liao Fan is really willing to obey the leadership of Chairman Chiang, and at least to confirm that the New 33rd Army will not fall to their opposite, after all, the combat effectiveness of the New 33rd Army is obvious to all, and the news has spread, the prestige of the New 33rd Army in the whole country has reached an unprecedented state, and even many young people regard Liao Fan as their idol and military god.

"That's a good idea, but how can I trust Commander-in-Chief Wei?" Liao Fan finally put down the chopsticks in his hand, "This time the Japanese army attacked Taihang Mountain and the Fifth War Zone, and I didn't see a single soldier sent by Zhongtiao Mountain. ”

"Don't tell me that Commander-in-Chief Wei hasn't gotten any news about this, the little devil has been attacking Taihang Mountain for a month, and it has only been twenty days since the little devil evacuated Taihang Mountain!"

Wei Lihuang was embarrassed by Liao Fan's sudden questioning, but after all, he was the commander-in-chief of one party, and he had been in the officialdom for many years.

"It's not that I don't want to send troops, the army is the foundation of the country, and the transfer of every soldier must be approved by Chairman Jiang, and then I have to plan for the worst, who would have predicted that the 33rd Independent Division would hold out in the Taihang Mountains? I'm afraid that Commander Liao doesn't think that he can beat the little devil, if we Zhongtiao Mountain rashly send troops, the final weakening is our Zhongtiao Mountain's defensive strength, in case the little devil after taking Taihang Mountain, wave his army to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, I have to consider the overall situation. ”

Wei Lihuang's meaning is obvious, until your independent 33rd Division is recognized by them, they will not send a single soldier to help you Liao Fan. Now that the new 33rd Army has been established and has been recognized by all sides, you Liao Fan can enter their eyes and play a role in this War of Resistance Against Japan.

Liao Fan lowered his head, he understood Wei Lihuang's meaning very well, if all the soldiers of the 33rd Independent Division were killed in the complete battle to defend Taihang Mountain, the 33rd Independent Division would be like an ordinary guerrilla force behind enemy lines, no one would care about their life and death at all, and no one would even pay attention to this battle.

Now that the 33rd Independent Division has won and been reorganized into the New 33rd Army, it can be regarded as getting the real ticket to this war, and every move of the New 33rd Army and Liao Fan will receive attention from all sides.

This also made Liao Fan realize that he was afraid that he would lose the bet he made with Political Commissar Liu this afternoon.

The people who were eating didn't know that Liao Fan had drifted his thoughts to the clouds, and seeing that Liao Fan was reluctant to reply, they all began to enjoy their share of food.

Liao Fan watched several people eating, and only then came back to his senses, but after some thought, his heart became heavy, because at this time Liao Fan felt the importance of becoming strong, not only for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, for China to stand at the top of the world, but also for those soldiers who died in battle, so that their blood would be at least a little worthy, so that the sacrificed soldiers would not be forgotten by everyone.

"I will seriously consider Commander-in-Chief Wei's proposal, but our new 33rd Army is still subordinate to the Seventh Group Army, and this aspect still needs to be agreed by Commander-in-Chief Fu!"

"Hahaha, as long as Commander Liao agrees, I'll talk about Fu Yisheng over there!" Wei Lihuang shouted a piece of fish meat in his mouth, and his speech was slurred, but everyone could hear the excitement in his words, because he was the first person to reach an agreement with Liao Fan among all the people present.

"But forget the issue of unified command, the situation in Taihang Mountain is only clear to our people in Taihang Mountain, if someone else comes to a blind command, I dare not guarantee that they will destroy the new 33rd Army!"

"Of course, we are only in a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate relationship, and I haven't forgotten that the new 33rd Army belongs to the Seventh Army!" Wei Lihuang said with a smile, "But there is one problem, that is, the matter of exchanging messages, I'm afraid it ......."

"I wonder if Commander-in-Chief Wei wants to set up an office or a point of contact?"

Liao Fan already knew that Wei Lihuang was here with more than a dozen people, and I am afraid that these dozen people will stay in Taihang Mountain for a long time in the future.

"Let's build a contact point, at least we can exchange information, and when the little devil attacks, we must also prepare in advance, so as not to end up in a hasty preparation!"

Commander-in-Chief Wei originally wanted to set up an office, but after he communicated with Chen Cheng, he learned that Chairman Chiang was going to build an office in Taihang Mountain, so he simply changed his mind and built a liaison office, which was subordinate to Chairman Chiang's office, so that he could be regarded as having an explanation for Chairman Chiang.

"What about the funding of the liaison station?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, this Commander Liao, the financial problem will naturally be borne by us, of course, we can't let Commander Liao break the bank!"

Wei Lihuang gave Chen Cheng a look, saying that the rest of the matter depends on you Chen Cheng.

The time of a meal is not long, it is not short, but Liao Fan said that he had to be careful all the time when he sat down and ate with these big guys, maybe he didn't swallow a mouthful of food, and he got into a certain set.

After a meal, there was no wine for more than two hours, and when the leftovers were removed, Liao Fan and Chen Cheng also discussed the issue of the office, after all, they have an office in Chongqing, and it is certainly not an exaggeration for Chongqing to build an office in Taihang Mountain.